Local Loft Episode 165

Springtime's going green, and blooming with opportunities for Chicagoland and Illinois bands to return to live stages for the first time since the silent virus began its horrific trek across the world. All is not yet back to normal, but the news is more good that you soon will be able to witness shows again, maybe you already have.

Bullet To Heart is a four piece Goth Hard Rock band, whose lyrics and music is not all darkest days. There is a positive and optimistic tone to what singer Audrey Queen sings about, drawing on scary real life family situations. They will head to the just reopened Forge In Joliet to kick off April. Hear their new single, Falling Away, and a heart touching track from their debut EP, Trials and Tribulations.

Now metal war is declared, and a mosh battle may come down. Vicious Attack is threatening metal militia action with the title track off their first full length record.

Theatrical metal took on a whole new definition when Lombard group Atlanta Is Burning first scorched small venue stages across southwest Chicago. A rock back eight years ago today, when they first resurrected a 1939 film queen in a modern day metal soundtrack.

In addition to these, you'll be getting old man winter to kiss your ass. as you shake it and twist the rest of your body to the grooves of:

Bullet To The Heart-Falling Away

Bullet To The Heart-Breathe

When Night Falls-Creatures Of The Night

Vicious Attack-Declaration Of War

Reckless Redemption-Children Of The Void(featuring Tom Barber of Chelsea Grin)

Aweful-I Never Knew

Hotlips Messiah-Time To Drop The Bomb (2015 7' vinyl single)

Atlanta Is Burning (Al Kruse and Keith Humphrey interview in The Kat 105.5 studio-3/21/13)

Atlanta Is Burning-A Wicked Thing To Say

Atlanta Is Burning-Atlanta Is Burning

Cheer Up Moon Cat (interview in The Kat 105.5 studio-3/24/11)

Cheer Up Moon Cat-Temptation And Retribution

Cheer Up Moon Cat-Run Run Run (acoustic live in The Kat studio)